Ministry to discuss soaring fares with airlines, airports today

The aviation ministry has called a meeting of airlines and airports on Thursday to discuss ways to rein in soaring airfares on popular routes even as Jet AirwaysNSE -26.11 % decided to suspend all operations from Wednesday night.

The meeting, to be chaired by aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola, will look at issues such as “airfares on high density routes and additional deployment of capacity”, the ministry informed airlines and airports on Wednesday.